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Courtesans Part Ii

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Author : Michael Polowetzky
language : en
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Release Date : 2020-10-07

Courtesans Part Ii written by Michael Polowetzky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-07 with categories.

The Continuing the story of hope and struggle he began in "Messenger" and "Courtesans, Part I," author Michael Polowetzky's third novel; "Courtesans, Part II" now focuses mainly on Countess Celine de Montfort, the present leader of her unique clan. The reader learns about Celine's childhood and adolescence. The reader learns how Celine is shaped by her idealistic mother and more worldly-wise aunt. In addition, the reader learns about Celine's unexpected friendship with the expatriate Iranian-American scholar Ashraf Kermanshani. In winning for her new friend the academic acceptance she deserves, Celine demonstrates that the Montfort Ladies are not just the molders of contemporary statecraft but the shapers of modern culture as well.

A Courtesan S Submission Part 2

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Author : Em Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-10

A Courtesan S Submission Part 2 written by Em Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-10 with categories.

A Courtesan S Submission Part 2

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Author : Em Brown
language : en
Publisher: Em Brown
Release Date : 2021-04-15

A Courtesan S Submission Part 2 written by Em Brown and has been published by Em Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-15 with Fiction categories.

A wicked attraction pits an esteemed officer of His Majesty’s Army against a beautiful and scandalous courtesan who must resist his efforts to unearth her secret. For her next target, Miss Georgette Bailey has chosen the handsome and venerated Colonel Bartholomew Hensley to blackmail in her efforts to support the burgeoning cause of abolition in 1787 Liverpool. But Hensley won’t play the willing victim. Instead, he turns the tables on Miss Bailey. Believing his soul already damned from his time in the Revolutionary War, he resorts to a dark abduction to force Miss Bailey’s hand. But Georgette won’t easily surrender. Who will prevail? Can love emerge from torment and revenge, or will it perish in the flames of passion and desire? READER ADVISORY: The conclusion of A Courtesan’s Submission is a dark romance and contains potentially triggering elements. Certain characters reflect racist and unenlightened views prevalent in the 18th century and may be difficult to read. Read only if you are looking to steam up your historical romance reading with a most wicked and scorching tale…

The Book Of The Courtesans

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Author : Susan Griffin
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2002-02-06

The Book Of The Courtesans written by Susan Griffin and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02-06 with History categories.

From Pulitzer-Prize-nominated author Susan Griffin comes an unprecedented, provocative look at the dazzling world of the West’s first independent women, whose lively liaisons brought them unspoken influence, wealth, and freedom. While they charmed some of Europe’s most illustrious men honing their social skills as well as their sexual ones, the great courtesans gained riches, power, education, and sexual freedom in a time when other women were denied all of these. From Imperia of sixteenth-century Rome, who personified the Renaissance ideal of beauty; Mme. de Pompadour, the arbiter of all things fashionable in eighteenth-century Paris and Versailles; Liane de Pougy, known in France during the Belle Epoque as “Our National Courtesan”; to Sarah Bernhardt, who, following in her mother’s footsteps, supported herself in her early career with a second profession, The Book of the Courtesans tells the life stories and intricacies of the lavish lifestyles of these women. Unlike their geisha counterparts, courtesans neither lived in brothels nor bent their wills to suit their suitors. They were strong- willed, autonomous, and plucky. An open secret, their presence can be felt throughout our culture. The muses who enflamed the hearts and imaginations of our most celebrated artists, they were also artists in their own right. They wrote poetry and novels, invented the cancan at the Moulin Rouge, and presented celebrated acts at the Folies Bergères. They helped to influence and shape the sensibility of modern literature, painting, and fashion. When Greek sculptor Praxiteles wanted to depict Venus he used a famous courtesan as a model, as in later centuries Titian, Veronese, Raphael, Giorgione, and Boucher did when they painted goddesses. When Marcel Proust was a young man it was the courtesan Laure Hayman who took him under her wing, introducing him to the right people, and providing inspiration for one of literature’s greatest masterpieces. And they often had considerable political influence too. When King Louis XV needed advice on foreign affairs or appointments of state he turned to Jeanne du Barry as well as Pompadour. In her witty and insightful prose, as Griffin celebrates these alluring and fascinating women, she restores a lost legacy of women’s history. She gives us the stories of these amazing women who, starting from impoverished or unimpressive beginnings, garnered chateaux, fine coaches, fabulous collections of jewelry, and even aristocratic titles along the way. And through a brilliant exploration of their extraordinary abilities, skills, and talents which Griffin playfully categorizes as their virtues "Timing, Beauty, Cheek, Brilliance, Gaiety, Grace, and Charm" her book explains how, while helping themselves, through their often outrageous, always entertaining examples, the great courtesans not only enriched our cultural heritage but helped to liberate women from the social, sexual, and economic strictures that confined them. Intensively researched and beautifully crafted, The Book of the Courtesans delves into scintillating but often hidden worlds, telling stories gleaned from many sources, including courtesans’ memoirs, presented along with stunning rare photographs to create memorable portraits of some of the most pivotal figures in women’s history.

Avidity Darcy S Courtesan Part Two

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Author : Abbey North
language : en
Publisher: Darcy's Courtesan
Release Date : 2022-08-08

Avidity Darcy S Courtesan Part Two written by Abbey North and has been published by Darcy's Courtesan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-08 with categories.

Instruction becomes unquenchable passion... With Mr. Bennet dead and Lydia having fled, leaving the Bennet sisters in disgrace, the widowed Mr. Collins believes he will easily persuade Lizzy to be his new bride. When she refuses, they are forced to flee the small home they've lived in at Longbourn for the last two years. Lizzy and her sisters come to unwelcoming London, unable to seek refuge with the Gardiners because of their reputations, ruined by Lydia's actions. With dwindling prospects, Lizzy accepts an offer of assistance from an unlikely source. Installed in Darcy House with her sisters and learning the skills necessary for a courtesan, Lizzy discovers a deep and abiding passion with Fitzwilliam. Is there any hope the love he once felt for her might stir anew? Can she ever be more than Darcy's courtesan? This is part two of a completed three-part serial. The final installment ("Amity") will be releasing shortly, followed by a compilation of the serial. While Abbey sometimes writes sweet JAFF, this is extra SENSUAL. It includes love scenes that are scorching. This is only for adult readers who don't object to explicit intimacies between ODC.

Yoshiwara

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Author : Cecilia Segawa Seigle
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1993-03-01

Yoshiwara written by Cecilia Segawa Seigle and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-03-01 with History categories.

Drawing on both historical and literary sources, examines life in the pleasure houses of Japan during the Edo period from the early 1600s to 1868. Among the topics are the origins, illegal competitors, the cost of a visit, the treatment of the courtesans, traditions and protocols, Yoshiwara arts, th

The Rover

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Author : Aphra Behn
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1998

The Rover written by Aphra Behn and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with English drama (Comedy) categories.

Aphra Behn (1640-89) was both successful and controversial in her own lifetime; her achievements are now recognized less equivocally and her plays, often revived, demonstrate wit, compassion and remarkable range. This edition brings together her most important comedies in a single volume: The Rover, her best-known play; The Feigned Courtesans, a lively comedy of intrigue; The Lucky Chance, a comedy with a bitter edge, which takes a satirical look at marriage customs; and the dazzling and popular farce, The Emperor of the Moon. All the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation.

In The Company Of The Courtesan

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Author : Sarah Dunant
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-07-02

In The Company Of The Courtesan written by Sarah Dunant and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-02 with Fiction categories.

With their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her companion dwarf Bucino escape the sack of Rome. It's 1527. They head for the shimmering, decadent city of Venice. Sarah Dunant's epic novel of sixteenth-century Renaissance Italy is a story about the sins of pleasure and the pleasures of sin, an intoxicating mix of fact and fiction, and a dazzling portait of one of the worlds greatest cities at its most potent moment in history.

The Courtesan

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Author : C. Hayward
language : en
Publisher: Dissertations-G
Release Date : 1926

The Courtesan written by C. Hayward and has been published by Dissertations-G this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1926 with Courtesans categories.

Courtesans Part I

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Author : Michael Polowetzky
language : en
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Release Date : 2021-11-03

Courtesans Part I written by Michael Polowetzky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-03 with Fiction categories.

The Montfort Ladies are movers and shakers. From their gilded cage in elite French society, these noble dames have discreetly engineered the course of much of European history for five centuries. They gently make and unmake kings, presidents and popes. They employ their behind the scene influence to forge historic alliances, settle bitter international disputes, establish famous regimes, bring seeming intractable enemies together as friends. This may be a man's word, they concede, but that doesn't mean ladies, too, can't have a little say in events. "So long as you let them believe it was their idea, that they are the ones making the decisions," women are advised, "men can be led by the nose all the way to China and back!" Currently, no one is better in mastering this subtle, convoluted, political charade, than the clan's present leader, the gifted, fetching Celine de Montfort. A dutiful mother, she also devotes much time grooming her daughters to one day succeed. Raised in this environment, her younger child is at first eager to continue enhancing her clan's unique heritage. Then, one day, a series of events, both expected and accidental occur leading Rolande to wonder if her true role in life is perhaps found along another path.